Chronic Low Back Pain due to Retroperitoneal Cystic Lymphangioma.

Abstract

Abdominal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign neoplasm. Less than 1% of lymphangiomas is in the retroperitoneum. Lymphangioma is mostly asymptomatic. Chronic symptoms were reported in retroperitoneal type more than others. Acute symptoms due to complications like infection, cyst rupture or hemorrhage may occur. We report an 18-years-old girl with low back pain from 6 months ago with huge pelvic mass and diagnosis of retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma.

• Authors: Asieh Sadat Fattahi, Godratollah Maddah, Mohammad Motamedolshariati, Taghi Ghiasi-Moghadam
• Journal: The archives of bone and joint surgery (Arch Bone Jt Surg) Vol. 2 Issue 1 Pg. 72-4 (Mar 2014) ISSN: 2345-4644 [Print] Iran
• PMID: 25207319 (Publication Type: Case Reports)